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Pakistan rock climbers scale new heights

A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, they take turns climbing up the limestone.

Pakistan rock climbers scale new heights
India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc

India and Pakistan inched closer Friday to joining a regional security and economic bloc led by Russia and China.

India, Pakistan edge closer to joining SCO security bloc
Art not sex, Pakistan's dancers take a stand

With her arms stretched out and her hands elegantly curved, the young dancer stamps her feet with aplomb, defying prejudice.

Art not sex, Pakistan's dancers take a stand
The 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond set in the crown. ©Reuters
Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown

Pakistan asks Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond more than 150 years after it was taken from Lahore.

Pakistan court to hear bid to reclaim jewel from British crown
Pakistan concludes search for factory collapse victims

A rescue operation to pull people from the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory ended after nearly a week, with the death toll at 45 and more than 100 survivors plucked from the debris.

Pakistan concludes search for factory collapse victims
Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse set to rise: official

Rescue crews resumed digging through the rubble of a collapsed factory in Pakistan as officials said they expected to find at least two dozen more bodies, with the death toll standing at 23.

Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse set to rise: official
Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped

At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped
Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid

Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid
Pakistan premier urges US to take its side against India

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the United States to take Pakistan's side in its long-standing dispute with rival nuclear power India or run the risk of escalating conflict.

Pakistan premier urges US to take its side against India
At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials

At least 11 people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province.

At least 11 dead in SW Pakistan bus explosion: officials
The illicit wine-makers of Pakistan's north

The hems of his jeans rolled, Rehmat Ali climbs barefoot up a tree to pick the grapes dangling from climbing vines, defying hostile religious injunctions against alcohol to celebrate a wine-making tradition.

The illicit wine-makers of Pakistan's north
Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide

Thirteen people including seven children were crushed to death in Karachi Tuesday when a rare landslide struck their thatch huts as they slept.

Seven children among 13 killed in Pakistan landslide
Afghanistan's Ghani condemns Pakistan air base attack

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned last week's deadly attack on a Pakistani air force base and said Afghanistan will never allow its land to be used against Pakistan.

Afghanistan's Ghani condemns Pakistan air base attack
Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack

Twenty-two suspects have been detained in connection with a deadly attack on a Pakistan air force base claimed by the Taliban.

Pakistan detains 22 after Taliban air base attack
Whisky, clubs, music: Karachi's nightlife behind closed doors

Karachi, Pakistan's biggest and most diverse city, was once home to a famous nightclub scene where alcohol flowed freely and luminaries from the world of jazz played to packed crowds eager for a taste of Western culture.

Whisky, clubs, music: Karachi's nightlife behind closed doors
Bin Laden doctor languishes in Pakistan prison as appeal lingers

The lawyer for a Pakistani doctor who was jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden accused the government of deliberately delaying his appeal after the case was adjourned for the sixteenth time.

Bin Laden doctor languishes in Pakistan prison as appeal lingers
Ditch English for Urdu, Pakistan court orders government

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the government to implement Urdu as the country's official language, replacing English in all communications.

Ditch English for Urdu, Pakistan court orders government
Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions

Pakistan marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade.

Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war amid tensions
Fear and despair in Kashmir as India-Pakistan talks falter

India and Pakistan aborted rare talks on their festering conflict in Kashmir this weekend under a cloud of recriminations.

Fear and despair in Kashmir as India-Pakistan talks falter
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Kazakhstan listed in Top 10 World's Riskiest Sovereign Debt?

Kazakhstan has been put on the map of the world's riskiest sovereign debt by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Really?

Kazakhstan listed in Top 10 World's Riskiest Sovereign Debt?